Rod Zaine was born May 18, 1946 in Ottawa, Ontario of Lebanese ancestory. A free agent signing of the Baltimore Clippers of the AHL in 1969, Zaine began his career in 1962-63 with the Smiths Falls Bears of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Following one season with the Bears, the rugged and versatile Zaine joined the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association-Junior in 1963-64, before returning to the Ontario Junior Hockey League with the Ottawa Montagnards the following season.

Zaine returned to Smiths Falls for the 1965-66 season where, in his final season of junior hockey, he registered 35 goals and 56 assists for 91 points in 34 games. For two seasons, Zaine was a member of the Clinton Comets (1966-68) of the Eastern Hockey League, before joining the Ottawa Nationals of the Ontario Hockey Association-Senior for only a handful of games.

After signing as a free agent with the Baltimore Clippers in 1969 and spending the entire 1969-70 season, Zaine was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for cash in the summer of 1970. That season, he played in 37 games with the Penguins while sharing his time with the AHL's Clippers and the Amarillo Wranglers of the CHL.

The Buffalo Sabres acquired Zaine from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1971 Intra-League draft. During the 1971-72 season, he shared his time with the Sabres and Cincinnati Swords of the AHL. Playing in only 24 games with the Sabres, Zaine was claimed by the Atlanta Flames in the 1972 Expansion Draft.

Following a brief one-year stay with Atlanta, he found himself once again on the move. In 1972, the Chicago Cougars selected Zaine in the World Hockey Association General Player Draft. He spent three full seasons with the Cougars (1972-75) before being selected by the Toronto Toros in the 1975 WHA Dispersal Draft.

Rod Zaine's NHL career lasted 61 games.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1962-63

Smiths Falls Bears

OHDJHL

1963-64

Oshawa Generals

OHA-Jr.

55

6

11

17

32

2

0

0

0

0

1964-65

Ottawa Jr. Montagnards

ON-Jr.A

24

18

31

49

56

1965-66

Smiths Falls Bears

ON-Jr.A

34

35

56

91

46

1966-67

Clinton Comets

EHL

72

13

23

36

16

9

1

3

4

0

1967-68

Clinton Comets

EHL

72

24

53

77

68

14

5

7

12

5

1968-69

Ottawa Nationals

OHA-Sr.

6

3

1

4

4

1969-70

Baltimore Clippers

AHL

53

19

23

42

36

5

1

2

3

4

1970-71

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

37

8

5

13

21

-8

1970-71

Baltimore Clippers

AHL

8

1

2

3

4

1970-71

Amarillo Wranglers

CHL

27

4

11

15

20

1971-72

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

24

2

1

3

4

-14

1971-72

Cincinnati Swords

AHL

32

8

15

23

6

10

5

5

10

10

1972-73

Chicago Cougars

WHA

74

3

14

17

25

1973-74

Chicago Cougars

WHA

78

5

13

18

17

18

2

1

3

2

1974-75

Chicago Cougars

WHA

68

3

6

9

16

NHL Totals

61

10

6

16

25

Signed as a free agent by Baltimore (AHL), October, 1969. Traded to Pittsburgh by Baltimore